English

Proper noun

Wynn

1. A surname​.

English

Alternative forms

• wen, ƿ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪn
• Homophone: win

Noun

wynn ‎(plural wynns)

1. a letter of the Old English alphabet, borrowed from the futhark and used to represent the sound of w; replaced in Middle English times by the digraph uu, which later developed into the letter w.

Derived terms

• winsome

See also

• eth / edh / eð / ð
• thorn / þorn / þ

Etymology 2

Noun

wynn ‎(plural wynns)

1. A kind of timber truck, or carriage.

Old English

Alternative forms

• wyn

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wunjō, from Indo-European *wenh₁- ‘strive for, wish, desire’. Cognate with Old Saxon wunnia, Old High German wunna (German Wonne). Related to Old English wine, wenian. The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin venus, Celtic *wenja- (Old Irish fine, Welsh gwen) and Albanian uri ‎(“hunger, desire”) arch. 'uni'.

Noun

wynn f

1. joy, delight
2. the runic character ᚹ
3. the letter wynn: Ƿ, ƿ (/w/).

Declension